All 7 Uses of
protrude
in
Obasan
- The lumps protruding here and there are the tools Grandfather Nakane brought when he came to this country—chisels, a hammer, a mallet, a thin pointed saw, the handle extending from the blade like that of a kitchen knife.†
Chpt 5protruding = sticking out
- Its antennae are short knobs that protrude like eyes from its head.†
Chpt 5protrude = stick out
- Mrs. Sugimoto's teeth are also sharp and protrude and a slight spittle is on her lower lip.†
Chpt 11
- Rusted nails protrude from the walls.
Chpt 16 *
- The pathway here is well worn, like Rough Lock Bill's porch floor where the rocking chair has worn a smooth groove—well worn like his socks, through which his big toe protrudes dark as a walnut.†
Chpt 21protrudes = sticks out
- The woman with the monkey face has a squashed-down nose that almost meets her protruding lower lip.†
Chpt 23protruding = sticking out
- A quick turnabout and the frog's nose protrudes from the home, its tiny black needle-point nostrils facing the water.†
Chpt 31protrudes = sticks out
Definition:
to stick out from